Village Social in Asheville

Came in for a small sit down break. I ordered the blanc de noir, if you like sparkling rosé you'll like this, and the she crab bisque, which sadly I wouldn't recommend, very thick and lacked flavor. Place and service were nice.

Came in the early evening during the week. Small crowd. Ordered a Blue Crab Cake appetizer. Excellent accompanying sauce. The Penne Primavera with shrimp was the best I've ever tasted.

I do not usually leave reviews if I am unimpressed with a restaurant, however our experience at the village social was really not good. Our server was not knowledgeable about the drink or food menus and partly because of that, I did not enjoy what I ordered because she could not answer my questions. I ordered the tequila Mockingbird drink and told the server I did not like sweet drinks and asked if it was sweet, and she said no. Surprise, it was extremely sweet. I ordered the chuck roast for my main course. It came out dry and with very little flavor. Nowhere in the description did it say that the salad (that accompanied it) included onions. However, onions were probably 50% of the salad and were overpowering. Along with the chuck roast was a hominy and black bean mixture and it truly lacked flavor. My husband ordered the ribeye which came with roasted broccolini and crispy heirloom potatoes. I cannot speak to the ribeye, but I tried the roasted broccolini and it was delicious. The crispy potatoes were not crispy and their only real flavor was the salt that was on the outside of them. The server never once asked how the meal was, even though she could tell I didn't like it from the little I ate. I didn't complain about the meal but in hindsight I really should have since it was not a cheap dinner. Also, if you get our server and order wine, be prepared to open your own bottle. Our server couldn't uncork a bottle and had to get the man who ordered it (at th...